As eccentric as it is luscious queer pop that could have been a bit more concrete.
When frugality is less appropriate than sex, it can be quite a nightmare. You can see that in the video for “Come Home”, which shows how a lover (played by drag artist God Complex) turns out to be a soul-sucking demon – which is supposed to happen more often in the days of Tinder. “No drug is strong enough / To drown out my lust,” Softee sings in the song, critical of love consumption.
The theme of desire is the connecting element on the associated album NATURAL. The New Yorker’s synth pop then sparkles in many directions: sometimes brutal R’n’B beats, sometimes an ecstatic brass part, a lot of DIY sound and vocal reverb, reminiscences of the 70s, 80s and 90s, at least two catchy tunes .
And then the quirky, funny directness with which Softee has processed not only an ecstasy trip but also the end of a relationship: “I can’t look into your eyes / I choose the floor.” But it is precisely this mixture of lush cross-references and directness that also leads to Ask whether the sensitivities between the bedroom and the dance floor could not have been negotiated a little more specifically.
Author: Jana-Maria Mayer